UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2006
DYAX CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | | 000-24537 | | 04-3053198 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
300 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA 02139
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 225-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 18, 2006, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Dyax Corp. (“Dyax”) approved a new director compensation package for non-employee directors.
The annual retainer paid to non-employee directors was increased to $20,000, paid quarterly, and directors will continue to be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred to attend Board meetings. In addition, non-employee directors who chair a committee of the Board will now receive an additional $7,000 for serving as the committee chair, except for the chair of the Audit Committee, who will receive an additional $10,000. Non-employee directors who serve on a committee of the Board (other than as committee chair) will receive an additional $3,000 for such service. Meeting attendance fees paid to non-employee directors remained at $2,000 for each Board meeting attended ($1000 for attendance by conference call), and $1,000 for each Board committee meeting attended ($500 for attendance by conference call). These increases in cash fees were made effective as of January 1, 2006.
The Board also approved an increase in the stock option grants to non-employee directors so that each director will receive options to purchase 12,000 shares for each twelve months of service during the remainder of his or her term of office after the 2006 annual meeting.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | | | DYAX CORP. |
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Dated: May 22, 2006 | | | | By: | | /s/ STEPHEN S. GALLIKER |
| | | | | | Stephen S. Galliker |
| | | | | | Executive Vice President, Finance |
| | | | | | and Administration, and Chief |
| | | | | | Financial Officer |
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